The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
BOARD OF HEALTH.
RULES
Adopted by Board Of Health
1887.


RULE l. Excreta and garbage, consisting of
animal matter, shall not he buried within the
limits of the city of Palatka, but must bc re-
moved beyond said limits
Rule p The owner occupant of "A building
or the owner of a vacant lot who shall receiN q
notice from IA Sanitary Inspector tn clear any
water closet or remove any offensive matter
from such premises, and shall fail Ia comply
with such order within three days after rceeiv-
ing such notice shall he reported to this Board
for prosecution under the law
Rule 3. Excavations for building for hay
first day of June To the first day of November
without permission OF the Board
Rule T. No sewer or drain carrying refuse or
| other standing water.
| terias manufactured in whole i'm part of
| wool, silk, leather, India rubber, or other
substances which evolve offensive gases dur
| ing their decomposition, shall be left uncoy-
| cred All decay ing animal or vegetable must lie
moved from kitchens, cellars or building used
| for storage, and disinfectants applied imme-
| diately after such removal.
Rule o. Deposits of offensive matter. before
being disturbed for removal, must tie dcodor-
| lied by application of dry earth, solution of
| copperas, or other suitable absorbents,
Rule 2. Garbase accommodating from all
sources in any city or town, shall be placed in Il
receptacle ON the side of n street, and shall be-
removed thrice in each week from the first
day of June tn the first day of November, and
| once in each week during other times. Scsty-
| engers must empty the vessels and leave them
Rule $. Hogs shall not be kept in pens with
| in the limits of the city of Palatka, nor shall
| feet of "a sleeping apartment.
Rule y. Animals with infectious or contaoi-
Gus diseases shall not be brought or kept with
| in the limits OF any city or town, nor else
where without permission of this Board.
Rule 10. Decayed or unwholesome meat,
vegetables, fruit fish, impure or a,iulte r.
ated milk or other articles, shall not he sold or
offered for sale as food, under pain of prusccu-
| ton by the President of the Beard.
Rule H. slaughter houses butcher pens
be established or operated within the limits Of
"A hpf mi mis-
licensed by this Board. Melting or rendering
houses or other places for manufacturing on
| for business of any description giving rise on
permitting the escape of offensive unwhoIe-
some vapors or odors, shall not he established
or operated without permission in writing,
from the President of this Board
Rule Il. Dead bodies passing through any
coffin to another, must be transferred at a
cemtery
Rule ID. All domestic animals dying outside
of city or town shall be buried by the owner
or by the person upon whose premises such an
finals die, within ten hours after DEATH AMI
not less than four feet under the surface of
the ground. nor less than one hundred yard,
from any spring, branch, creek or well.
Rule H. No building shall be removed from
from the first day of June tn the first day OF
November, except by permission and under
the direction of this Board, or its pruperIy
authorized agents.
Rule H. Commercial fertilizers. which i'm
the Judgment Of this Board are injurious Ia the
public health. shall not be stored within :,
quarter of "A mile of any city or town, nor
within the same distance of the dwelling of
any citizen of this county.
Rule Id. Any householder in whose dwell
ing there shall occur a case of choIersi. yellow
fever. scarlet fever. diphtheria, SMALLPOX or
other recognized infectious disease, shall i'm
mediately notify this Beard or any of IN. an
thorized agents OF the same, and until instruc
tions are received from the same source shall
not permit any clothing or other property that
may have been exposed tn infection To BE- re-
moved from such house Nor shall any o..cII-
pant OF such dwelling reside elsewhere without
consent of this Board.
To attend any infectious disease, particularly
as enumerated in the previous rule, shall al
once report such case to this Board for instruc-
lions IN regard thereto And whenever there
shall come under the observation Of any ply
stefan 50 many cases of scarlet fever. measles.
typhoid fever, diphtheria. dysentery. cerebro
meningitis or other dangerous disease, that AN
epidemic thereof exists or thai there il local
cause therefor, he shall promptly report the
-sfIie 70 TINS bosird Win suggestions for their
action therein
Rule l.. No person or thing liable 10 propa-
gate contagious or infectious dise:lss. shall bs
brought into this county except by the consent
ana under the direction of this Beard. and
when II shall come To the knowledge of any
citizen that such dangerous person or thing
has been 80 introduced into this county, such
citizen having the knowledge thereof. shall
immediately give notice thereof To this Board
with the location thereof, and all particulars
attending such introduction
Rule -. No person having a contagious or
infectious disease shall h. removed from one
permission, and under direction of this heard
or It's properly appointed agents.
Rule % Convaiescents from any infectious
or contagious disease and their attendants.
shall not be allowed 10 leave their premise
without permission of the Beard of Health
Rule Il Vessels. bedding and other articles
used by persons having a CONTAGIOUS or infes--
tious disease shall be thoroughly treated with
approved disinfectants. under direction of
this Board or destroyed, as ordered by this
Board or its authorized agents.
This is 20 certify that the foregoing rules of
the Board OF Health from one To twenty-one
inclusive were adopted by said Board in ss>-
sion this---siay Of May. lsss-
j. G. AMES. NJ d.
Secretary and Treasurer.